Suspect dies after killing K9 and injuring officer in Duluth shootout

A police dog was shot and killed and an officer was injured in a shootout with a suspect in Duluth on Sunday night.

The suspect was found dead at the end of the standoff, which started when Duluth police responded to a report of a domestic assault with a weapon at a home on the 1000 block of West Skyline Parkway at around 6:30 p.m.

At the scene, police negotiated with the suspect for around one hour before the suspect started shooting.

An officer suffered a gunshot wound and his K-9 partner was hit and killed. The officer was treated at a local hospital and released.